Example sentences of "in the [adj] time [pers pn] had " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even in the little time she had had since yesterday ( and she had sent out at once for gossip papers . |
| 2 | It occurred to Thomas as he listened to her that Sara had not changed a whit in the whole time they had been married . |
| 3 | Only several weeks later , as she lay stifling in her cabin on a filthy steamer from Trebizond , did she reflect that the Kurd , in the whole time he had been with them , had executed Miss Fergusson 's commands with punctiliousness and honour ; further , that she had no means of knowing what had passed between the two of them that last night in the cave . |
| 4 | Julia , who had come to understand a little of Allegra Wallington 's character in the short time they had spent together , was as anxious as David to prevent that happening . |
| 5 | In the short time he had been aboard , he had undressed . |
| 6 | In the short time it had taken to procure the services of the constabulary , the situation had steadily worsened at the Harwell inn . |
| 7 | In the short time she had been in the City , she had been propositioned by a well-dressed lush , witnessed a gangland execution and been pursued through a deserted subway station by a bulky killer . |
| 8 | It was almost a relief to discover that even in the short time she had been on board ship she was already beginning to acquire a golden tan . |